Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

endophage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-dophage
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any parasite that feeds within its host

Example Sentences

"These results corroborate our expectation of a stronger effect of host-plant phylogenetic isolation on endophage diversity than on exophage diversity."

Etymology

From endo- + phage.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: endo

Inflected Forms

endophages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ectophage exophage endophagic endophagous endophagy

Questions

What does endophage mean?: Any parasite that feeds within its host
Where does endophage come from?: From endo- + phage.

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